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Bad digital forensics dust up in the UK – “Cops rip off company’s hacking program”
The area of police investigating digital evidence used one company’s proprietary cracking program and staff at the peak of their success. Until the police took the program public and put it on the Internet. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/collapsed-forensics-firm-s-boss-the-police-ruined-me-now-i-fear-for-terror-probes-a3645006.html
Fingerprint documentation of findings seems alot better than the bitemarkers
Using digital record keeping of the fingerprint characters observed during a comparison certainly exceeds what the bitemarkers have in their “guidelines.” Most case law allowing bitemarks into courts have the dentists declaring that bitemarks are like fingerprints. Usually all they … Continue reading
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A brilliant researcher going after biased ‘facial recognition’ decision making software
Smile: One half of the US population have their faces in a facial recognition program. This “A white mask worked better” story is about an incredibly talented young researcher, ironically from Mississippi, who is performing anti-bias testing and other validation work … Continue reading
Wrongful convictions from judicial software glitches lacks quick solutions
A tech company’s software glitches has turned criminal recording keeping into a nightmare by mis-identifying the innocent as guilty. It’s cross the US judicial divide, as the problem isn’t just in California. Any solutions for this appears to have to … Continue reading
Digital ‘forensic science’ has blossomed but regulations and firm protocols are lacking
The author has excellent academic credentials and states unregulated proliferation of court accepted ‘digitalizing’ experts has its obvious risks. As in wrongful incarcerations and convictions. The realm of forensics (any technology or expert opinion used in the courts) “digital” evidence … Continue reading
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